This Dagger is for any non-fiction work on a crime-related theme by an author of any nationality as long as the book was first published in the UK in English during the judging period.
The Dagger encompasses, though is not limited to, non-fiction works relating to historical crime, crime-related biography, crime-fiction literature, true crime and critical studies.
| Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Jared Cade | Secrets From the Agatha Christie Archive | Pen & Sword |
| Chris Chan with Patricia Meyer Chan, Ph.D. | The Autistic Sleuth | MX Publishing |
| Jonathan Coffey & Judith Moritz | Unmasking Lucy Letby | Seven Dials |
| Jeremy Craddock | The Lady in the Lake | Mirror Books |
| John Grisham & Jim McCloskey | Framed | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Duncan Harding | The Criminal Mind | Michael Joseph |
| Henry Hemming | Four Shots in the Night | Quercus |
| Joseph Hone | The Book Forger | Chatto & Windus |
| Emma Kenny | The Serial Killer Next Door | Sphere |
| Lynda LaPlante | Getting Away with Murder | Zaffre |
| Jane Rosenberg | Drawn Testimony | Manilla Press |
| Kate Summerscale | The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place | Bloomsbury Circus |
Judges’ Comments
In this panoramic biography of the creator of the most charismatic 20th century hero, Nicholas Shakespeare adroitly shows how James Bond emerged from Fleming’s own life and career, both as reflection and compensation. … More
Philip Gooden (Chair)
Philip writes both fiction and non-fiction. His historical novels include the Nick Revill series, set in Elizabethan London and recently republished in a uniform edition.
He also writes books on language, including Faux Pas?, which won the English Speaking Union award for the best English Language book of 2006, and most recently Bad Words, a history of bad language. He was Chair of the Crime Writers’ Association 2007-8.
Michael Smith
Michael Smith served in military intelligence before becoming a journalist with the BBC, the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Times. He is the author of 17 books, including the Sunday Times number one bestseller Station X: The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park.
Mireille Harper
Mireille Harper is Editorial Director of Tonic, a non-fiction lifestyle imprint at Bloomsbury. She is also a writer, sensitivity reader, and communications consultant. She is the author of Timelines from Black History and a contributor to Timelines of Everyone, The Black History Book and Migrations. Her essay, ‘Why Passivity Will No Longer Do’ is published in Feminist Book Society’s anthology, This Is How We Come Back Stronger. Her writing has been published in British Vogue, GUAP, Nataal, Digital Spy, Good Housekeeping, PORT Magazine and more. As a communications consultant, Mireille has worked on campaigns for Bad Form, Punch Records, Content is Queen and BYP Network. Mireille is a trustee of And Other Stories, Africa Writes and Être Girls.
Hamza Jahanzeb
Hamza Jahanzeb is a freelance publishing professional working in editorial services offering Authenticity Read expertise. He hails from Accrington (Lancs) in the north-west of England, and as a British-Pakistani, he is passionate for equality in the publishing industry. He commissioned Remember Me? by Shobna Gulati (dinnerladies, Coronation Street). A staunch advocate for #BookJobTransparency and co-founding member of the Pride in Publishing initiative, he is a campaigner and activist who seeks to change hiring practices to be more inclusive. He was also chosen as a Bookseller Rising Star of 2020. You can find him on Twitter at @hamzajahanzeb or contact him via his website: www.hamzajahanzeb.co.u
The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society – Sponsors of the Gold Dagger for Non-fiction
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